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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">A </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Test Case</span><span class="f_BodyText"> is a stereotyped <a href="usecase.htm">Use Case</a> element. You might use it to extend the facilities of the <a href="o1529.htm">Testing window</a>, by applying element properties and capabilities to the tests of a feature represented by another element or - more appropriately - set of elements. That is, you can define in one go - in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Testing</span><span class="f_BodyText"> window for the Test Case element - the details of the tests that apply to each of several elements, instead of recording the details separately in each element.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Within the Test Case element properties you can define test requirements and constraints, and associate the test with test files. You can also link the element to Document Artifacts or (in the </span><span class="f_BodyText">Corporate, Business and Software Engineering, System Engineering and Ultimate editions</span><span class="f_BodyText">) directly to linked documents, such as a Test Plan.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The Test Case element enables you to give greater visibility to tests, in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_BodyText">, </span><span class="f_UIControl">Element List</span><span class="f_BodyText">, </span><span class="f_UIControl">Model Search</span><span class="f_BodyText">, </span><span class="f_UIControl">Relationship Matrix</span><span class="f_BodyText">, </span><span class="f_UIControl">Hierarchy</span><span class="f_BodyText"> window and reports.</span></p>




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